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Contrarian and momentum profitability revisited: Evidence from the London Stock Exchange 1964-2005

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  • Galariotis, Emilios C.
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  • Ma, Xiaodong S.

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  • Galariotis, Emilios C. & Holmes, Phil & Ma, Xiaodong S., 2007. "Contrarian and momentum profitability revisited: Evidence from the London Stock Exchange 1964-2005," Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Elsevier, vol. 17(5), pages 432-447, December.
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